2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6072, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6072, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share each home in postcode 6072 than in most other areas, making it a place where large households are common. The area is dominated by families, with 60.2% of homes consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6072, WA — higher than 79% of areas.
| 6072, WA | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Mundaring | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 19.3% of people live alone, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
19.3% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6072, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is very common here, and the number of one-parent families is much lower than in most areas at just 7.3%. This figure has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
7.3% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6072, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6072, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6072/6072-wa/topic/family-households